2024-41

Motion Introduced by: Curriculum and Academic Programs Committee

Date of First Reading: January 29, 2024

Date of Second Reading: February 26, 2024

Title of Motion: Request from The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences – School of Earth and Space Exploration — for the establishment of an undergraduate degree – BS in Earth and Environmental Sciences

Action Requested: This curricular proposal has received all college, school, unit and university administrative approvals, and is being presented to the Senate for review and voting decision. 

Rationale: The BS in Earth and Environmental Sciences will provide a foundational understanding of the evolution of the Earth system with an emphasis on surface environment, oceans and climate and implications for sustainable human societies. The degree includes broad training in the physical sciences, especially process-oriented geosciences that focus on Earth’s life-sustaining surface environment. The degree builds on our existing BA in Earth and Environmental Sciences with a stronger quantitative foundation and advanced electives that build on this foundation.